Supply Chain Optimization

Having the right materials, in the right location, at the right time, in the right quantity, with the required quality, at the proper cost is the overall goal of most all supply chains.

The Competitive Landscape and Supply Chain Demands

Supply chain expectations are changing as never before due to radical influences like e-commerce (e.g. Amazon), Big Data, Hyper-customization, rapid innovation, short product life cycles, and millennial mindsets. The supply chain planning strategies of yesterday will no longer achieve the optimization needed to compete today. In today’s competitive landscape…

Competition is intense — “the meek” will NOT survive

Customer demands are surgically precise – and the supply chain must comply

Anything less than 99% service level (on time, in full) will not cut it

Flexible manufacturing is a painful reality – it is consuming 80% of all resources

Lead times are being crushed – as supply chains become more agile

…and based on this reality, it’s clear that streamlining and removing waste from your supply chain is no longer an option, it’s a necessity.

Having a Supply Chain Optimization Roadmap is the best offensive. So, what are the key milestones on the roadmap?

Securing a solid understanding of the current state supply chain processes and metrics

building line-level capability through execution of pilots (to secure buy-in from management and associates)

developing lean leaders for the future through training/coaching

Measuring and reporting performance of cascaded goals at every work center

functional leaders to be held accountable for action plans, improved metrics and coaching others

Resourcing high-impact projects

cross functional teams

support execution

Root cause failure analysis

implementing corrective action,

Staying the course

Lean is the “only way we work”

Productivity has developed a Supply Chain Roadmap that puts the science into Supply Chain Optimization. Understanding that the immediate ‘sweet-spot’ for improvement is outside the four walls of the operation, there is much to be gained by applying Lean principles to your supply chain.